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Should young Americans bother studying technology?
We have a fundamental disconnect facing this country's technology labor force. On the one hand, we need young people to pursue careers in technology so we can regain our competitive edge as a nation.
Are rivals poaching your talent?
Tough times for IT in recent years have generated a lot of disgruntled workers who have been secretly looking for new jobs for the past 12 months, experts caution. As employment opportunities start
Silicon Valley's IT salaries stall
High-tech workers in the Bay Area are still losing out on wages. Their salaries peaked in 2000 at an average of $120,000 and never got that high again. A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report found
FTC asks Silicon Valley to better police privacy
The Federal Trade Commission paid a visit to Silicon Valley recently with a very direct message: It's time to step up to the plate and do a better job of protecting consumer privacy and consumer
SanDisk ships new X4 flash memory chips
SanDisk is shipping new memory chips that will allow consumers to store even more data on its flash storage cards. The technology, called "X4," manages to squeeze four bits of data per memory cell
The outrage over maintenance fees
Oracle and SAP have been in the hot seat as of late. An article in Barron's and a recent investment report blow the whistle on the companies 22 percent annual fees for upgrades and support. Given
How to reach out to women in IT
It may be time to create a mentoring program at your company for women in IT, suggests the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. The organization recently released research on nearly 1,800
IT economy still in the doldrums
There are some signs that the long and deep economic downturn may be starting to ebb, but so far it's been a jobless recovery that may hold true for IT, as well as many other sectors of the job
Is it over yet?
We report this week on some strong signals that the recession may be waning, and life could be back to normal quite soon, for the technology industry. The numbers were good on Wall Street last week,
Laid off IT workers flee Silicon Valley
Something big is happening in the gilded world of information technology. The unemployment rate has climbed to 12 percent in Silicon Valley, and jobless workers are abandoning IT and trying to move
